Pitcher.



Patented .Iuly 24, |900. E. G. LANTZ.

PITCHER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER G. LANTZ, OF MARION, INDIANA.

PITCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming pmt of Letters Patent No. 654,163, atea July 24,1900.

Application filed February 28, 1900. Serial No. 63810. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom iv' may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER G. LANTZ, a citi Zen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Pitcher, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in pitchers.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofpitchers and analogous receptacles, more especially that class which isprovided with a hinged cover or lid and an inner cut-off adapted toclose and shut off the flow of liquid before the lid or cover closes,and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted toprevent the lid or cover from closing when the receptacle is in ahorizontal or inclined position.

Another object of the invention is to cause the drip to iiow back intothe receptacle and to prevent the same from coming in contact with thehinges of the lid and the eut-off.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a pitcherconstructed in accordance with this invention, the lidor cover beingclosed. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the lid or cover being supported inits open position by the connecting bar or piece. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the `collar or band and the cut-off. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of the collar or band. Fig. 5l

extending annular iiange 4 is inclined rearward from the center of thefront to the sides, which are provided adjacent to the ends of the lipor spout with grooves or depressions 6, forming rear shoulders 7, andproviding recesses which communicate with the interior of thereceptacle. The shoulders 7 check the rearward flow of the drip andcause the same to enter the receptacle. The annular flange 4 is inclinedinward and downward from its outerto its inner periphery, and it slantsrearward from the front of the collar or band to the shoulders 7, asclearly illustrated in Fig. of the drawings. The rear portion of theannular iiange is provided with a pair of up'- wardly-extending integralears 8, struck up from the metal and perforated for the reception of apintle 9,whichhinges a eut-off 10 to the collar or band. The cut-off 10,which is provided at its back with depending' ears 11 for the receptionof the pintle .9,consists of a plate and is normally held against thelip or spout by a coiled spring l2,disposed on the pintle and engagingthe flange el and the rear edge of the cutoff. The front portion 13 ofthe cut-off is segmental or substantially semicircular, and the rearportion is angularly bent and upwardly offset from the front portion 13to provide a shoulder 14, which is located at the upper face of thecut-off. The said front portion of the cut-o is disposed at aninclination when the parts are arranged as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2of the drawings, and any liquid flowing backward under the cut-off willcome in contact with the shoulder, which will prevent the same from.flowing rearward to the hinges. The rear portion of the cut-off, whichis horizontal or approximately horizontal when the lid or cover isclosed and the receptacle is in an upright position, is provided with aslot 15, extending longitudinally of it and receiving a connecting pieceor bar 16, which extends upward from the cut-off to a lid or cover 17.The lid or cover, which may be of any desired configuration, is providedat the back with a handle or thumb-piece 18, and it has depending ears19 for the reception of a pintle 20, which passes throughrearwardlyextending ears 21, formed integral with and struck from theback of the collar or'band. A spring 22 is disposed on the pintle20,with its ends engaging the collar or band 1 and the handle orthumb-piece 1S to hold the lid or cover normally closed.

The collar or band 1, the inwardly-extending flange 4:, and the spout orlip 5, together IOO with the vertical and horizontals ears 19, areformed of a single piece of sheet metal,which is pressed into the shapeshown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The connecting-piece is provided at its upper end with a perforation forthe reception of a pivot 23, which passes through a pair of dependingears 24 of the lid or cover 17. The lower end 25 of the connecting-pieceis reduced to form a shoulder 26 and is bent at right angles to providean arm 27. The arm 27 forms a stop and engages the inner or lower faceof the cut-oft plate to enable the same to be swung upward by depressingthe handle or thumb-piece 18. The pivoted connecting-piece operates bygravity to carry its shoulder 26 over the cut-o at the front end of theslot l5 when the pitcher is held in a horizontal position or at aninclination, and when the connecting-piece is in engagement with thecut-off, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the lid or cover willbe held in an open position and will be prevented from closing until theilow of the liquid contents of the receptacle has been eiectually cutoi. When the pitcher or other receptacle is brought to an uprightposition, the pivoted connecting-piece swings inward and is adapted topass downward through the slot 15 to permit the closing of the lid orcover.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive inconstruction and adapted to be applied to pitchers, mugs, and analogousreceptacles, that a groove o r channel 6 is provided at the intersectionof the spout or lip and the flange of the band, at each side of thelatter, to conduct the drip back into the receptacle, and that thecut-oit is provided with a shoulder which prevents any of the liquidcontents from iiowing backward to the hinges or the connecting-piece andinterfering with the operation of the latter. It will also be apparentthat the connecting bar or piece which extends from the cut-ott to thelid or cover operates by gravity and that when a vessel or receptacle isheld in proper position for pouring out the contents the said connectingpiece or bar will engage the cutoi and prevent the cover from closingover the spout or lip until the vessel is brought to an uprightposition.

l. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a lid orcover hinged to the receptacle, a lip or spout carried by the receptacleand located within the lid or cover,

a cut-off hingedly connected with the recep tacle and closing againstthe lip or spout and provided with a slot, and a connecting bar or piecesecured to the lid or cover and extending through the slot of the cut-oiand provided with means for engaging the lower face of the latter,substantially as described;

2. A device of the class described compris ing a receptacle, a hingedlid or cover, a hinged cut-off carried by thereceptacle and locatedwithin the plane of the lid or cover and provided with a slot, and aconnectingpiece pivoted to the lid or cover and extend'- ing through theslot of the cut-ofi` and provided with a shoulder, said connecting-piece,being adapted to swing backward and forward by gravity, to engage itsshoulder with the cut-oi and disengage it therefrom, substantially asdescribed.

3. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a lid orcover hinged to the saine, a cut-oit hingedly connected with thereceptacle and provided with a slot, and a connecting-piece carried bythe lid or cover and extending through the slot of the cut-off andhaving a stop for engaging the lower face of the cutoff, substantiallyas described.

4. A device of the class described comprising a collar or band designedto be arranged on the neck of a pitcher and provided with aninwardly-extending annular flange and having a lip or spout atthe inneredge of the front portion thereof, said ange being in clined rearward ateach side of the device and provided at the ends of the lip or spoutwith grooves or depressions forming rear shoulders 7 to check therearward flow of the drip and prevent the same from flowing on the rearportion of the annular flange, and a cover, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having a lipor spout, a hinged lid or cover, a hinged cutofl", angularly bentbetween its ends and forming a shoulder at its upper face .to stop thebackward ow of a liquid, and a connectingpiece pivoted to the lid orcover and located in rear ot' the said shoulder and adapted to engagethe cut-QE, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELMER G. LANTZ.

Witnesses:

W. F. KINLEY, F. V. CURRAN.

